Caster



April 27 1926.

`| FLEMING cAsTER' Filed June 19. 1924 Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

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A.Application filed June 19,1924.. SeriaPNo. 721,088.

marring the same and which is provided with an enlarged flat barringservice, whereby the cutting of the floor or floor covering will beeliminated irrespective of the weight of the article of furniture 0r thelength of time the caster rests in the same spot.

Another' object of the invention is to provide a caster in which thenecessity of providing a rotatable and swiveled roller is entirelyeliminated thereby resulting in theV simplification of furniturecasters.

A still further obj eet of the invention is to provide a caster of theabove character which will be durable and efcient in use, one that willbe simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon themarkety and incorporated with an article of furni ture at a small cost.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction, arrangement and formation o-f parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view illus- .trating the type of casterused with furniture having wooden legs,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the improved caster,

Figure 3 is a sectional view similar to Figure 1, showing the type ofcaster used with iron beds and the like. n

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsthe letter A generally indicates the improved caster andV B a woodenfurniture leg with which the same is associated.

The leg B is provided with the usual axially disposed inwardly extendingopening or vsocket 5 in which is tted a metal ferrule 6. l

The improved easter A embodies an enlarged concave-convex shaped disk 7pref erably formed of polished metal to present an attractiveappearance. By referring to Figure 1, it can be seen that the disk 'T isof a substantially saucer `shape and is provided with the enlarged flatlower bearing face/S and the outer upturned fia-nge 9. rl`he flatbearing face 8 provides an enlarged surface for engagingthe floor or{ioor covering and effectively prevent the cutting thereof irrespectiveof the weight of the article of furniture with which the caster isassociated. The rip-turned flange 9 provides means for permitting theeasy sliding of the caster over the surface upon whichthe article offurniture is placed. The Vinner face on the disk 7 at the axial centerthereof is provided with a relatively long cylindrical shank 10 fittedwithin theaxial opening or socket 5 in the leg B.

In Figure 3, of the drawing l have shown a caster which is particularlyadapted to be associated with iron beds or the like which embodieshollow legs 15.

rlhe caster is provided with a disk 7 of exactly the same configurationas the disk illustrated in Figures l and 2, the only difference betweenthe casters being that the shank 10 is provided with leaf springs 16 onopposite sides thereof for frictionally engaging thek inner surface ofthe hollow leg 15.` As shown the vsprings 16 have their lower endsriveted or otherwise secured to the shank 10 asl at 17 while theiropposite ends are left free and provided with inwardly extending guideextensions 18 which are adapted to slide in a diametrically eX- stending opening 19 in the shank 10 adjacent to the upper end thereof.

t is to be noted that in each form of the invention that the disk 7extends beyond the outer surface of the leg with which it is associatedand thus it is evident that the disk will cover a relatively large areaof surface. 1While, as stated the primary object of the invention is toprovide a caster which will readily slide over the surface withoutinjury thereto, it can be seen that owing to the shape of the casterthat the same can be filled with water yor a liquid insecticide wherebyeffectively preventing insects from crawling up lthe legs of thefurniture from the floor. Thus it can be seen that this type of castercan be used effectively upon places where ants are troublesome Changesasin detail may be made without departing from the spirit or the scopeol this the shank, and a plurality of substantially invention but,U-shaped springs eaeh having` one end fixed 10 What I elaiin as new is:-to the shank and their' opposite ends pro- A caster comprising a sli-ankadapted to be jeeting into the opening, suchy springs being receivedloosely Within the bore of the leg adapted to Contact with the )Valls ofthe leg, of an article of furniture and having a transboressubstantially their entire lengths. verse opening adjacent its upperend, a In testimony whereof I ax my signature. Caster element carried bythe lower end of v 'LOTTIE FLEMING.

